Since lockdown the Italian documentary photographer Andrea Capello, who has lived in London for more than 15 years, has been working as a bike messenger in the evenings. As Covid expands the home delivery business, he has turned his camera to documenting his colleagues
Bicycle and motorbike messengers have operated in London for a long time, but in the early days there were only a handful of companies, mainly delivering documents in the Square Mile. Modern society has increased the demand for this service, with startups and established companies creating a job that can suit people from different walks of life.
The dramatic changes and restrictions on the way we live brought about by the Covid pandemic, have made this profession a key service. Couriers deliver food, shopping, medicines and other products to millions of customers forced to stay indoors. Against rain, cold winds, under the hot summer sun, they have been helping Londoners while risking their health and working for long hours in the traffic.
